After changing to a new boat, Gan Ning rode the wind and waves, and it was so exciting that it was flying all the way.

The efficiency of the oars is significantly improved. Not only is the speed much faster than before, but the control performance of the warship also has a qualitative leap. Moving forward and backward, or even turning in place is much more convenient than before. The biggest advantage is that the oars occupy less space and can be hidden under the hull, so you don’t have to worry about being squeezed out during collision.

Unfortunately, there is no opponent.

When passing the Bohai Strait, Gan Ning rested in the Dashi family for two days, met with Taishi Ci and Dong Xi who were waiting here, and discussed the counterattack strategy. After all, the navy was only an auxiliary. There were no navy troops in Youzhou and Jizhou, so it was impossible to carry out large-scale water battles. The infantry and cavalry were the real main force. The navy often provided transportation services for troops and supplies. Gan Ning was very depressed about this, but he could not do anything about it.

Taishi Ci knew Gan Ning's little thoughts and proposed that Gan Ning implement a military suspicion plan to mobilize Jizhou's defense. Specifically, it was to move within the range from north to Gukou and south to Hekou, making it impossible for the Jizhou army to determine the direction of their attack and create opportunities for infantry and cavalry to rush. When the main force of Jizhou was forced to concentrate in the Bohai Sea and plain counties, Gan Ning went deep into the Yellow River, cut off the liaison between Jizhou and Yanzhou, assisted Man Chong to capture Yanzhou, and then went up the river to meet with Xu Sheng to assist Lu Su and Lu Fan in counterattack.

Although it was still an auxiliary, it fully played the role of the navy, connecting the battlefields on both sides of the river, accumulating a lot, and in the future, Gan Ning's contributions will not be less than any war zone supervisor. Even if the King of Wu does not reward him, these war zone supervisors will owe Gan Ning a favor.

Gan Ning thought this plan was good and agreed happily.

Leaving Dakai, Gan Ning quickly traveled west under the southeast wind, and suddenly appeared at the southern end of the Bohai Sea, entered Shanghe, and rushed straight to Yangxin City. Because of helping Yuan Tan to capture Qingzhou, Zang Hong was nearby. After receiving the news, he immediately led his troops to reinforce. Gan Ning was not indulged in fighting, so he shook under Yangxin City, quickly retreated, and sailed north.

When Zang Hong chased the sea, he only saw a few sails. Under the cloudless blue sky and on the calm sea, it looked very poetic, but Zang Hong's heart was covered with clouds. Gan Ning, who had always been rough and fierce, actually left without a fight. Of course, it was not a cowardly or kindness, but it could only be a bigger conspiracy, and the most likely was to attack the northern part of the Bohai Sea.

Yuan Tan, in the southern expedition, drew all the troops in Jizhou, leaving only 20,000 to 30,000 people in Yixian area to prevent Guan Yu from breaking into Jizhou. The troops of other counties in the northern part of Gan Ning were very weak. When Gan Ning went here, you could use Zhangshui to enter the northern part of the Bohai Sea, or Yishui, Jumashui and others to enter Youzhou. There were many choices and it was hard to defend, especially for him.

The east coast of the Bohai Sea is a mudflat land, sparsely populated and unable to march along the coast. If he wants to move to the Zhangwu area in the north, he must retreat to Dongguang first, and then go north along the Jiangshui River. The road is far away. If Gan Ning returns, it will be too late to reinforce him.

In desperation, Zang Hong notified the counties to take strict vigilance, and sent people to report to Yuan Tan and ask him to send troops to reinforce. The plan to attack Yanzhou has completely failed. Now Sun Ce has begun to counterattack, and Jizhou will move to defense. Bohai County along the coast has the heaviest task and needs reinforcements.

But Zang Hong was still one step slower.

It was confirmed that Zang Hong and his main force were in the south. Gan Ning rushed to Zhangkou without stopping, went up against the Zhang River, and went deeper than 100 miles, and advanced in the night to appear in Dongpingshu. The advantages of the navy were fully reflected at this moment. Although they rushed more than 300 miles in two days, except for the hard work of sailors on the wheel, the soldiers who fought did not take a single step, maintained their physical strength and were full of fighting spirit.

Despite Bu Zhi's dissuasion, Gan Ning insisted on going into battle himself. He held a long knife in his left hand and an iron chain in his right hand. He stepped on the folding cloud ladder and was the first to kill the head of Dongpingshu City. The copper bell Ding Dang, the iron chain sounded crisply. Gan Ning, who was staring at and shouting, was like an evil god coming, as if he had entered a state of no one, killing all directions, and those who were invincible.

Dongpingshu was just a county town, with few troops originally. After the main force of the county soldiers were transferred to the south to fight, there were only some powerful troops guarding the city, but only hundreds of people were not Gan Ning's opponents. In just half an hour, Gan Ning took Dongpingshu and then plundered the troops. Not only did he rob the county warehouse, but he did not let any of the powerful tyrants in the city go to kill them, and he killed them, stolen money and grain, burned them all, and left some of the food outside the city for the wandering people to take it. Then he wrote a few words on the city gate: equalizing the rich and the poor, promoting peace, and advancing the way for heaven.

Gan Ning also explained these words: the heaven and earth are not kind, and they regard all things as straw dogs. The heaven is speechless and ignores the lives and death of the people. Therefore, the King of Wu does not believe in the destiny of heaven, but only believes in people. Therefore, I will do my best to heaven, kill all these stubborn Jizhou tyrants, and do my best to unify the world for the King of Wu.

After dawn, Gan Ning divided his troops to plunder the nearby villages, and successively captured several manors and robbed them all.

Dongping Shu belonged to Hejian, and Hejian Xiangliang received the news and led more than 3,000 troops from the county to rescue. After receiving the news, Gan Ning led his troops to fight at the Chanhuting Pavilion, and each led 2,000 people to attack left and right. In one battle, Liang defeated Liang, beheaded more than half, seized hundreds of carts of supplies and more than a hundred war horses. Liang escaped by chance and left and left. Gan Ning followed the situation and then plundered Chengping County. The vanguard warships rushed to the capital of Hejian Kingdom, and then retreated.

For a time, the Hejian and Bohai Sea were in agitation, and people were panicked. The wind quickly spread to northern Hebei, and the entire Jizhou was in panic.

Just as the alarms in Jizhou were everywhere, Ganning turned to Gushui and rushed straight to Quanzhou.

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When Guan Yu received the news, he learned that Gan Ning appeared in Hejian, he did not dare to be careless. While sending people to inform Tian Yu to prepare for the challenge, he gathered troops to reinforce Quanzhou. The Quanzhou warehouse stores the harvest of military farms in recent years, and is one of the most important granaries in Youzhou. If Gan Ning robs or burns them, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Guan Yu's reaction was very timely. Not long after Gan Ning entered Gushui, he received news that Guan Yu came to support him. He knew that the opportunity to break through Quanzhou had been lost and could not be forced, but he did not give up. He discussed with Bu Zhi, and Bu Zhi led the main force of the navy to attract Guan Yu's attention. He himself selected more than a hundred people to land and prepare to attack Guan Yu's baggage.

Guan Yu came in a hurry, and the baggage he carried with him was limited. He was either behind him or transferred from Quanzhou. No matter what, he would be disconnected from the main force and had the opportunity to attack. Guan Yu has always been conceited and looked down on him, even more so. He wanted to teach him a lesson this time.

Although Bu Zhi felt that Gan Ning was taking risks, after carefully analyzing Gan Ning's plan, he felt that it was feasible. In the Battle of Chanhuting, they seized more than a hundred war horses from the Jizhou army, which was too wasteful to get up. He discussed with Gan Ning and sent several ships to the giant horse water to meet him. If Guan Yu pursued Gan Ning, he would enter Quanzhou again, forcing Guan Yu to not take care of him.

Gan Ning was very satisfied. He always felt that Bu Zhi was a scholar and could not use troops. Now he felt that he was a little arbitrary, so the King of Wu was more aware of people. Although Bu Zhi was a scholar, he was not pedantic and could lead troops to fight.

Gan Ning selected nearly a hundred knights and quietly landed. Bu Zhi commanded the navy and advanced for more than twenty miles. He ordered the retreat when he was less than ten miles away from Guan Yu who was coming to support.

Guan Yu didn't think much about it and led his troops to chase him. He had cavalry but no ship, and even if the cavalry caught up with the navy, it would be fine. The cavalry used a bow with only a hundred steps and could not shoot on the tower ship. Instead, it might be shot by the powerful crossbow on the tower ship. If he wanted to get something, only the powerful crossbow used by the infantry had a chance.

Guan Yu originally thought that the south wind was blowing, and although the tower ship was smooth, it was against the wind and the speed was limited. It should not be difficult to catch up with the tower ship. He ordered the baggage truck to be left, carrying only necessary weapons and dry food, and advanced lightly. Unexpectedly, after chasing for a long time, he still failed to catch up with the Jiangdong Navy, which made the soldiers exhausted. He realized that something was wrong, ordered the advancement to stop and sent cavalry to reconnaissance everywhere to prevent Gan Ning from ambushing him.
Chapter completed!